The SabarimalaAyyappaTemple is open only for ‘darshan’ during certain specific periods in a year – Monthly pujas for five days, SabarimalaTemple festival, Idol installation anniversary puja, Onam puja, Sri Chitira Attam Thirunnal, two months during the Mandalam season (November – December) and finally during the Makaravilakku (January) season.